September 22nd, 2009

This week, I read, yet again, A Wrinkle in Time. I just finished Unwind, so I'm planning on reading more of my personal reading book so I can finish it up. In what I read, Meg is finally beginning to understand the purpose of their journey. Their father is trapped in a black hole of sorts and it is their job to retrieve him. Mrs. Whatsit explains to the children the concept of tessering, which involves taking shortcuts through time and space. However, Meg accidentally gets caught in the wrong dimension and finds her lungs flattening, making it impossible to breath. She was caught in the second dimension . As she begins to lose consciousnes, she is finally rescued.
In this post, I'm going to analyze a quote from the novel. At one point in the book, Meg's mother says, "But you see, Meg, just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist." To me, this is a very powerful quote. I think it gives the reader an idea of what both characters are like. For example, if I read this quote without reading the rest of the book, I would infer that Meg's mom is a very curious person about the unknown, while Meg is a little more of a skeptical figure. To test this theory, I read the quote to my brother who has never read the novel and asked his opinion. He said that he thought whoever said that would be an open-minded person who likes to explore new possibilities. Our answers, though not exactly the same, are pretty close.
At one point in the novel, Meg goes through a phase in which she cannot stop questioning things and just go with the flow. This quote helps her realize that she can't control everything. In general, I think this quote means that there are things out there beyond human beings and the earth, and just because we don't know about them doesn't mean they don't exist.

P.S. I commented on Eddie's blog.